From the past decade, bitcoin failed to add any value to the real world. It was supposed to be an alternative payments solution but it become an assets class for storing values. Its technology is old, slow, and expensive compared to many altcoins. Still, people investing in bitcoin because of its extremely fast-moving advantages compared to other assets like stock and gold and its extensive nature. Is the objective of bitcoin is dead or has it's been redirected on purpose?
Bitcoin showed that money doesn't have to be strictly controlled by any particular government. It also demonstrated that it doesn't have to contain the hidden tax of inflation in it. Thirdly, it allows transactions all over the world without the use of banks and without the use of IDs. I think it did enough, and then the rest is determined by consumers' behavior. Some people hodl it, some trade, others actually try to spend it as money. Bitcoin is versatile, and with a little help it can be used as money. So obviously, Bitcoin's not dead, its objective has been reached, and now people can do whatever they want with it, and it's fine.